Ameritas Life Insurance Corp is looking for a Data Analyst Intern to drive the business by assisting with general business intelligence and data related activities for the Individual division (Life Insurance, Annuities, Disability Insurance). This internship is scheduled to start January 2027.
At Ameritas, our mission is Fulfilling Life. We do that in many ways, but especially by helping people invest in themselves by offering trusted financial products and advice. Because we believe everyone should be happy, healthy, and financially secure, we work hard to provide trusted financial products and valued guidance, including individual life and disability insurance, employee benefits, retirement planning, investments, and wealth management services.
This position is remote and does not require regular in-office presence.
What you do:
- Integrate data or reporting solutions with other applications and platforms.
- Produce and analyze data extracts and reports from systems.
- Contribute to solutioning business intelligence or reporting dashboard efforts with team, application owners, architects, business analysts and clients.
- Learn to utilize new application packages and tools and best practices.
- Identify technical requirements, create technical design specifications and documentation.
- Work closely with business stakeholders and business analysts to develop and modify workflows and automation tasks.
What you bring:
- Must be enrolled in a college or university program full time (or at minimum ½ time) for the duration of the internship.
- Able to fulfill a long-term internship commitment working full-time in the summer and part-time during the school year.
- Full Time (summer) involves 30-40 hours a week
- Part Time (school year) involves 15-20 hours a week
- Consistently demonstrate initiative and a professional, self-directed approach to responsibilities and an ability to meet deadlines.
- Accept additional projects and responsibilities as assigned. Demonstrate the ability to deal with pressure, to meet deadlines, to be accurate, and to handle constantly changing situations.
- Proven ability to work well and proactively communicate with all levels of management within the organization.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
- Keen analytical skills and proven ability to develop effective financial analysis required.
- Extremely strong PC and Excel skills are required.
- Previous experience with Power BI, SQL, Tableau, Cognos, or some combination thereof is desired.
What we offer:
- Our company motto is “Fulfilling Life” and we take that job seriously, with a heavy commitment to volunteering and community support, employee well-being, and providing quality products and services that help our customers create a brighter future.
- Being a mutual-based organization, the return on our investment goes back into the company, to benefit our members/customers.
- We’re committed to professional development, opportunity, inclusion, and diversity. Team building and collaboration are also priorities.
This internship is not eligible for benefits package.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Ameritas has a reputation as a company that cares, and because everyone should feel safe bringing their authentic, whole self to work, we’re committed to an inclusive culture and diverse workplace, enriched by our individual differences. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that hires based on qualifications, positive attitude, and exemplary work ethic, regardless of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.
Skills Required
- Must be enrolled in a college or university program at least half-time for the duration of the internship.
- Must commit to a long-term internship, working full-time during summer and part-time during the school year.
- Must be available for 30–40 hours per week during summer and 15–20 hours per week during the school year.
- Strong PC and Excel skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Keen analytical skills and ability to develop effective financial analysis.
- Initiative, self-direction, deadline management, accuracy, adaptability, and ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to proactively communicate and work effectively with all levels of management.
- Previous experience with Power BI, SQL, Tableau, Cognos, or a combination thereof.
Ameritas Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ameritas and has not been reviewed or approved by Ameritas.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage—especially dental and vision—is portrayed as robust, with broad in‑network access and plan features that can increase value when providers participate. Options like lifetime deductible designs and an expanded PPO footprint are highlighted as meaningful advantages.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, personal time (e.g., “Thrive days”), and employer‑provided volunteer time create multiple avenues for time away from work. Flexibility around time and location is emphasized as part of the overall package.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside fertility, surrogacy, and adoption assistance, plus backup child, elder, and pet care illustrate comprehensive family support. These elements are positioned as standout components of the offering.
Ameritas Insights
What We Do
You may know Ameritas as an insurance, employee benefits and financial services company, but we’re in the business of fulfilling life. What’s fulfilling life? It’s helping people like you plan for the future and protect what you cherish most. It’s getting the most out of life — even at work. It’s making a difference. This kind of work can be gratifying, and it could be right for you.
